The International Affairs Department allows clubs to reach beyond their own communities through education and global awareness.

The Reaching Out Internationally Program partners GFWC with many international organizations striving to make a lasting impact on children, families, and communities worldwide.

The United Nations Program educates members and their communities about UN programs concerning women and children and supports GFWC's presence as a UN Non-Governmental Organization Observer.

Donations Sent to Operation Smile: Thank you to those of you who donated crayons, coloring books, toothpaste, toothbrushes, washcloths, bears, toys, and pencils for the Operation Smile project. One box of donations has been sent to Operation Smile. As more donated items are collected we will continue to send them off. Remember to bring in your donations at regular and boards meetings. If you need a list of items needed please e-mail Nona Weatherby

Please continue saving "freebies" for Operation Smile. Needed are: small washcloths, small shampoos and conditioners with screw tops, combs (no rat tails), hairbrushes, small mirrors, child size toothbrushes, travel size toothpaste, hotel size soaps, pencils, pens, matchbox cars, 8 pack crayons, thin coloring books, small notepads and small stuffed animals.

OPERATION SMILE SEWING DAY A GREAT SUCCESS !!!

The Operation Smile Sewing Day was a great success with many thanks to all who helped exceed our goals.. The eight (8) BWC members were joined with twice that number of women from Liz Allman's church community. The group met at the church hall located on Hillsboro Road in Green Hills on January 20th from approximately 10:00 am until 2:00 pm (and later that day) with the committe chairwoman arriving at 8:30 am to setup.

Everyone had a great time cutting fabric for gowns, bags and dolls, trimming, clipping curves, sewing and ironing. These amazing women completed 56 smile bags, 38 gowns completed, and with 12 to be finished, making a total of 50 gowns and 130 dolls in the process of completion. BWC member Mary Phillips cut out approximately 100 doll patterns prior to the sewing day.

Nona Weatherby, Linda Orellana and Liz Allman made a trip to Sirs Fabrics in Fayetteville, TN to purchase fabric for the occasion. The very cute fabric purchased for the gowns and bags will certainly bring joy to all the young children who benefit from Operation Smile.

Plan USA: One of our visions is to involve our teenage girls/young ladies in some global projects through Plan USA, http://www.planusa.org/who/ourstory.php

Plan works in 49 developing countries and is one of the world's largest development organizations. Child sponsorship is the foundation of our organization. We have about one million sponsors in 17 donor countries helping over one million children all over the world, together with their families and communities.

• Their vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people's rights and dignity.
• Plan USA strives to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of deprived children in developing countries by:
  Enabling deprived children, their families and their communities to meet basic needs and to increase their ability to participate in and benefit from their societies;
• Fostering relationships to increase understanding and unity among peoples of different cultures and countries; and
  Being an advocate for the rights and interests of the world’s children.
  
  Plan is a child-centered organization. We work at the grassroots level with the active participation of children, their families and their communities.

  We involve children in all aspects of our programs. Projects are planned, implemented, and their results are evaluated at the level of the child. Families and communities contribute as much as they can of their time, labor, and their funds — a value that can amount to more than half of project costs.

  Designing programs at the level of the child, we can better see the complex web of causes and effects that impact a child’s life, and respond with programs in five interrelated areas—Growing Up Healthy, Learning, Habitat, Livelihood, and Building Relationships.

 

Past and/or Present Projects:
Hosting dinner for the Sister Cities Exchange Program	Child Reach
Care packages for soldiers in Afghanistan	United Nations Program
The Heifer project	Operation Smile
Pencils for Bosnia	C.A.R.E.
World Food Day	Save the Children

Organization:
Chairman:	Liz Allman	Department Members:		Liz Allman
Co-Chairman	Linda Orellana			Linda Orellana
				Jacqui Love
				Nona Weatherby

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